Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 30, 2013

This year at the Nonprofit Technology Conference, I had the pleasure of designing and facilitating a session on “Content Curation for Nonprofits” with Will Coley. The session was designed to balance content delivery with peer interaction. This blog post offers reflections and resources from the session.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 29, 2013

Once you download the Fundraising Ideas e-Book you’ll gain insight into: 6 Steps to a Well-Measured Social Fundraising Campaign by Beth Kanter, Social Media Expert and Author of Measuring the Networked Nonprofit. E-Book #2: Feeding the Content Beast. Fill out the form here and download free your copy of ebook: [link].

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Nimble AMS

OCTOBER 28, 2020

An online member community has the power to inspire and enable members to connect with each other and gain access to relevant content anytime from the convenience of their home, office, or wherever they are. Download now. Offering an online member community is a great approach. The power of an online member community.

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Nimble AMS

MAY 19, 2021

An online member community has the power to inspire and enable members to connect with each other and gain access to relevant content anytime from the convenience of their home, office, or wherever they are. Download now. Mark Kibble, Director of Technology, The American Ceramic Society. The power of an online member community.

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The Modern Nonprofit

JANUARY 11, 2022

While both Facebook and Twitter have fairly robust built-in scheduling tools, in this post we’re listing the top platforms that let you plan and schedule social media content for all your social media profiles from one place: 1. Are you scheduling your social media content? Get started with Buffer free. Try Airtable for free.

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CauseVox

MARCH 1, 2024

This will allow you to make sure you are creating content that speaks to those donors, as well as providing easy ways for them to give. Consider offering exclusive content, a VIP ticket to your next fundraising event, or an entry into a raffle. Barriers To Giving: What is preventing them from giving, or giving more?

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Achieve

MAY 18, 2021

The part that many nonprofits and small businesses get hung up on is content creation! When you’re ready to download your design, just click the download button and make sure to choose PNG to have the highest quality version for social media! does an awesome job using their brand colors across their page feed.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 27, 2013

Also, if you decide to become an early adopter and want to promote your Pheed and Sulia profiles on your website, blog and e-newsletter, you can right-click to download the Pheed and Sulia icons on the right side of this blog. Rather than following others on Sulia, users “Trust” brands that provide good content.

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Nimble AMS

AUGUST 19, 2021

So, becoming the go-to source for industry information is more about getting that content into the hands of your members when and how they need it. A social networking feed – so members can view and comment on relevant content. Download the free kit to access webinars, whitepapers, articles, and more. Get it now.

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Nimble AMS

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Within your online community, offer your members customized content feeds based on their activities and interests. Personalizing member content will keep members engaged and invested in your community. Download now. User-friendly community management. Are you ready to supercharge your organization for success in 2023?

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AccelEvents

AUGUST 12, 2020

An events platform is a software tool designed for streamlining many administrative aspects of an event and allowing both the organizers and the attendees to focus on the content. Poor feed quality can drastically decrease satisfaction and lead to a poor attendee experience. Hire a virtual emcee. Test, Test, Test.

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Nimble AMS

JULY 2, 2020

So, just as you might comment on someone’s photo in your Facebook feed, you can comment on the status of an event registration record. Or, just as you would read through your status feeds, you can read what your co-workers are working on, realize that you have something to add, and join in the conversation. Related content.

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Nimble AMS

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

MyTrailhead takes staff training to the next level with engaging content, interactive assessments, learning paths, and gamification elements. Nimble Communities is the perfect online platform for your members to network, discuss industry information, and discover personalized content feeds. Download now. . N on-members.

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NetWits

MARCH 22, 2011

I originally developed this content with Danielle Brigida ( @starfocus ) for the 2010 Blackbaud Conference for Nonprofits, and I’ve used it many times since then to help organizations get their programs off the ground. Feel free to download it and start listening today! Create Your Social Media Listening Dashboard.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 10, 2013

You can download it here. The template has been adapted by others, including this version for small organizations created by John Haydon. I also suggest that you pick up a copy of Kivi Leroux Miller’s “ Content Marketing for Nonprofits “ to also help you in your content strategy for next year.

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Whole Whale

APRIL 10, 2023

This renaissance of the medium presents a fantastic opportunity for deeper content to be created and consumed by people interested in the nonprofit world. Explore the Nonprofit Podcast List Tracking podcast downloads can be difficult and a bit messy.

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AccelEvents

JUNE 23, 2020

Event organizers can take steps to include networking opportunities, product demos, and downloadable resource materials. This information can be used in the future to provide more valuable content, improve marketing strategies, and appeal to the right sponsors. Develop engaging content. Benefits of a Virtual Trade Show.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 29, 2022

Take a look at what we have in store for the mainstage sessions: Feeding Community and Fueling Hope. By embracing flexibility, building deep relationships, and leveraging powerful technology, this global nonprofit establishes resilient food systems, empowering communities to feed themselves. A meal is so much more than a plate of food.

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Byte Technology

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

And that means utilizing smartphone apps that help them stay on top of their site and its content. Do some research before you download them of course, but expect to love what they can do to streamline your workflow and, hopefully, make your life a little easier and less hectic.

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Judi Sohn

DECEMBER 22, 2009

When all is said and done, the last place I seem to share content that interests me is here. I’m not alone…it seems many formerly active bloggers are now sharing most of their content everywhere but a traditional blog. Download this gallery (ZIP, undefined KB). Download full size (50 KB). It’s slow.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

Note from Beth: Your web site is your home base is the heart and soul of your content strategy. The primary function of a Content Management System—making it easy for non-technical staff to update content—helps facilitate constituent interaction by helping your nonprofit better attract and engage visitors to its website.

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Qgiv

JUNE 29, 2021

You can mark certain posts for approval so your coworkers can provide feedback on your content. Similar to Buffer’s approval tools, Loomly has a workflow feature that lets you set up an approval process for your content. Sprout includes content approval tools, social media analytics, and a shared content calendar view.

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AccelEvents

AUGUST 12, 2020

An events platform is a software tool designed for streamlining many administrative aspects of an event and allowing both the organizers and the attendees to focus on the content. Poor feed quality can drastically decrease satisfaction and lead to a poor attendee experience. Hire a virtual emcee. Test, Test, Test.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 22, 2013

Give them retweetable content ! If you are not getting retweeted, you are not giving your followers the content they want. If your nonprofit is always in the “Home” view, odds are you’re cluttering the feed and annoying your followers. And of course, only post visually compelling content. Pace yourself.

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NTEN

JULY 28, 2010

So how can you create website content that all kinds of potential visitors will find interesting and engaging? What kind of content does your website need for each of these groups? Images tell stories too – often better than words – so don’t forget photographs and video as you create your website content.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 12, 2010

It provides a complication of nonprofit tech and social change blog feeds. So, now you read a great collection of nonprofit, social change, and social media content your iPhone (download now ). Content feeds on the application include: The Zoetica Link Feed. The Case Foundation Blog. Great NonProfits.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 30, 2011

Making the options for backing up and downloading your content and data explicit. Privacy within the platform can be on a content by content basis. You can click through to the actions and content without changing the page you are on – just flipping through the popup notification window itself.

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AccelEvents

JUNE 23, 2020

Event organizers can take steps to include networking opportunities, product demos, and downloadable resource materials. This information can be used in the future to provide more valuable content, improve marketing strategies, and appeal to the right sponsors. Develop engaging content. Benefits of a Virtual Trade Show.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

Mark Zuckerberg’s recently announced that Facebook’s News Feed will be veering away from branded content to prioritize content posted by personal accounts. We rely on our supporters to share these videos on their personal feed to help spread our message,” Sarah added.

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AccelEvents

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

Not only can hybrid events increase your event reach to a potentially wider audience, but they can also provide evergreen content for your marketing team to use in future event promotion. If you just run the feed for online audiences, you are essentially giving them worthless content.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 7, 2011

Holly did a fantastic session on integrated content strategies. It’s not every day that you come across high quality content shared freely with the community – it helps life all the boats. Content is King. But it takes content: you’ve got to feed those media platforms and seed those conversations.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

Overall, the default settings are to make your profiles and content accessible to everyone, so if privacy is important to you, sure to review 21 Google+ Privacy Tips and then visit Account Settings > Profile and Privacy: 4. Finally, review the content posted by those in your circle by selecting the circle from your Google+ Home: 12.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 21, 2009

Some of them, along with my answers, include: How much time a day do you spend reading (RSS feeds)? Until I finally “got it.&# Even if you don’t read the post that comes in your RSS Reader, that content isn’t lost and the knowledge is still at your footsteps. How do you create a tag?

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 17, 2011

To follow more of the things I find online, you can follow @amysampleward on Twitter (which is just a blog and resource feed), or find me on Delicious (for all kinds of bookmarks). They provide fresh content related to your organisation or business – the type of fresh content that search engines love. Check it out!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 5, 2012

And, you need to think about the cover image design in the context of your overall content strategy. Download Facebook Timeline Cover PSD file. It is helpful to see a preview or “Try on a few outfits” without having an update go out on the Facebook news feed saying you updated your cover. Full Mock-Up Template.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 24, 2011

My main takeaway was that nonprofits need to think differently about content. There are different media forms that mandate different types of content — and nonprofits must consider this as part of the online content strategy. Treesaver divides content into pages, automatically adjusting to the size of any screen.

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NTEN

JULY 5, 2012

You can download a PDF of the slides and get the recording of the webinar right here. That’s why we included a Glossary at the end of the report – download the report and check it out! Someone asked if hiding content from non-fans violates Facebook’s terms of service – it doesn’t! Get people to engage with your content.

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